Vani Hari

It really did. And, you know, for so much of my life, I was jaded about politics. I, you know, I was a... a Democrat delegate for President Obama in 2008 and 2012, I put him up on a pedestal. I thought he was gonna be the savior of our world. And when he got into office, I quickly realized that special interests, lobbyists, corporations,

were controlling him and controlling the message and controlling what he could get done. And then the two-party system itself allowed him not to get much done.

were controlling him and controlling the message and controlling what he could get done. And then the two-party system itself allowed him not to get much done.

were controlling him and controlling the message and controlling what he could get done. And then the two-party system itself allowed him not to get much done.

You could say it happened by accident because I was so... wounded by the truth about the food industry when I was finding it out. As a child, I grew up with two immigrant Indian parents who came to the United States and they were so trusting of the American food supply and the American way of life that my dad introduced my mom to a McDonald's hamburger.

You could say it happened by accident because I was so... wounded by the truth about the food industry when I was finding it out. As a child, I grew up with two immigrant Indian parents who came to the United States and they were so trusting of the American food supply and the American way of life that my dad introduced my mom to a McDonald's hamburger.

You could say it happened by accident because I was so... wounded by the truth about the food industry when I was finding it out. As a child, I grew up with two immigrant Indian parents who came to the United States and they were so trusting of the American food supply and the American way of life that my dad introduced my mom to a McDonald's hamburger.

It was the first thing he introduced her to when they had an arranged marriage and came back to the United States and said, if we're gonna live in America, we're gonna eat like Americans. And they lived in a very poverty-struck environment in India where it was hard to get food and hard for people to eat.

It was the first thing he introduced her to when they had an arranged marriage and came back to the United States and said, if we're gonna live in America, we're gonna eat like Americans. And they lived in a very poverty-struck environment in India where it was hard to get food and hard for people to eat.

It was the first thing he introduced her to when they had an arranged marriage and came back to the United States and said, if we're gonna live in America, we're gonna eat like Americans. And they lived in a very poverty-struck environment in India where it was hard to get food and hard for people to eat.

And so it suddenly became so easy and it was cheap and it was readily available to the point where, you know, my parents thought it was great that you could go and get fast food very quick. Hey. And they would give a free meal to you if you colored a drawing on Mother's Day and Father's Day. I mean, I was there at McDonald's doing that every holiday so I could get the free meal.

And so it suddenly became so easy and it was cheap and it was readily available to the point where, you know, my parents thought it was great that you could go and get fast food very quick. Hey. And they would give a free meal to you if you colored a drawing on Mother's Day and Father's Day. I mean, I was there at McDonald's doing that every holiday so I could get the free meal.

And so it suddenly became so easy and it was cheap and it was readily available to the point where, you know, my parents thought it was great that you could go and get fast food very quick. Hey. And they would give a free meal to you if you colored a drawing on Mother's Day and Father's Day. I mean, I was there at McDonald's doing that every holiday so I could get the free meal.

And as a result, I had such terrible health issues, me and my brother. I mean, in and out of doctor's offices on – Prescription drugs nonstop throughout my childhood. Can I ask you what those were? Sure, yeah. Everything from three different medications to control my asthma, Singulair, Advair, Aburol.

And as a result, I had such terrible health issues, me and my brother. I mean, in and out of doctor's offices on – Prescription drugs nonstop throughout my childhood. Can I ask you what those were? Sure, yeah. Everything from three different medications to control my asthma, Singulair, Advair, Aburol.

And as a result, I had such terrible health issues, me and my brother. I mean, in and out of doctor's offices on – Prescription drugs nonstop throughout my childhood. Can I ask you what those were? Sure, yeah. Everything from three different medications to control my asthma, Singulair, Advair, Aburol.

Asthma was one of them. Then to just control the situation when it would flare up, I'd be on prednisone. I'd be on antibiotics three or four times a year. Then there was the eczema medications, the costochorderoid, the cream, then there was shots in my ass. I mean, all of the things that they had to deploy to just make me feel normal, right? And I look back at my childhood,

Asthma was one of them. Then to just control the situation when it would flare up, I'd be on prednisone. I'd be on antibiotics three or four times a year. Then there was the eczema medications, the costochorderoid, the cream, then there was shots in my ass. I mean, all of the things that they had to deploy to just make me feel normal, right? And I look back at my childhood,

Asthma was one of them. Then to just control the situation when it would flare up, I'd be on prednisone. I'd be on antibiotics three or four times a year. Then there was the eczema medications, the costochorderoid, the cream, then there was shots in my ass. I mean, all of the things that they had to deploy to just make me feel normal, right? And I look back at my childhood,

And I was walking around like a zombie. I mean, I didn't feel motivated to go to school. I didn't feel motivated to read, even though I had these two immigrant Indian parents that took, put a lot of emphasis on my academics because of where they were. You know, my dad's a PhD, my mom's a master. So it was, they put a lot of emphasis on that. So I think that's where I ended up going, where I went.